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USGS Daily Statistics for Minnesota

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USGS 05317000 COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR NEW ULM, MN


Brown County, Minnesota
Hydrologic Unit Code 07020008
Latitude  44°17'21.81", Longitude  94°26'18.98" NAD83
Drainage area 1,300  square miles
Gage datum 820 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1908-10-01 -> 2024-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 101 87 296 1,350 841 796 650 311 134 240 224 187
2 99 86 289 1,320 863 755 640 298 127 224 229 186
3 98 85 280 1,300 852 714 638 266 125 222 232 186
4 96 84 292 1,290 817 695 671 236 132 245 227 186
5 94 83 308 1,280 794 652 693 225 133 270 221 180
6 93 84 335 1,330 755 652 759 215 147 297 214 175
7 91 83 395 1,460 745 651 718 202 161 301 210 170
8 89 83 401 1,640 800 675 667 210 160 299 204 166
9 87 83 374 1,620 890 657 602 218 151 298 200 161
10 86 85 363 1,470 939 662 531 216 148 307 201 158
11 84 88 368 1,340 926 661 489 209 147 319 202 155
12 84 87 421 1,260 884 676 457 207 175 307 206 152
13 82 87 494 1,200 833 705 438 203 220 282 204 148
14 81 91 640 1,190 839 710 404 199 238 264 202 144
15 80 101 685 1,140 848 734 376 196 234 251 205 144
16 78 102 742 1,090 846 801 356 199 214 247 203 146
17 77 104 752 1,020 789 940 361 194 213 279 203 144
18 76 108 766 978 776 1,080 372 177 224 321 209 140
19 74 116 858 943 774 1,170 388 180 226 360 217 133
20 73 126 973 927 739 1,090 407 193 237 351 225 128
21 73 143 1,030 913 693 1,050 411 195 276 316 222 126
22 72 168 1,050 886 680 1,000 391 182 327 298 216 123
23 72 173 1,100 907 663 1,020 370 175 375 294 210 117
24 72 189 1,130 971 641 1,020 340 171 417 279 202 114
25 72 197 1,140 1,040 646 1,000 325 171 446 266 196 112
26 72 210 1,160 969 655 917 345 169 461 261 191 110
27 74 222 1,170 886 674 824 366 159 418 257 184 107
28 77 243 1,200 838 694 770 371 156 364 245 181 107
29 80 377 1,300 817 708 722 348 156 312 233 183 106
30 85   1,430 815 726 667 325 154 268 225 183 106
31 89   1,410   788   308 145   218   104